ILAHAKA FRANCIS
Majority of people from Pokot are not well
versed with the new constitution on girl cut and its effect to the
health of the victims
Even with the new constitution in place every
year numerous Schools going girls are forced to marry old men
after under going mutilation girl cut which is very painful
Speaking in Nairobi Alliance Francaise French Cultural Center and
in West Pokot during the official launching of anew film on girl cut
titled Bloody of Woman respectively social workers Damaris Kaperuar
said that creating awareness about the danger of girl cut is there
major problematic
She pointed out that since majority of the old men and women behind
the barbaric customers has no education it is becoming graveyard to
convince them about its effect to the victims, adding that the new film
will create awareness both in the community, churches and in Schools
Present during the launching of the film which is based on Pokot
traditions where representatives of Sentinelles from Kenya and from
Switzerland and in Kenya.
During the launching ceremony victims of
forced girl cut and marriage explains to the house the problems they
undergo during the process among others
The new film Blood of Women with sub titles Rescuing the Wounded is
produced by Christien Lajoumand and supported by French Embassy in
Nairobi and the Embassy of Switzerland respectively with the major
objective of creating awareness in community and in Schools
Since the film is the first one from West Pokot it will be used to
create awareness both in Schools and around the Country because girl
cut is dangerous in the modern society
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